Ten Australians reach second round of 2025 Australian Open

The first round of the 2025 Australian Open is now complete and one of the notable storylines is the fact that 10 Australians won their first round match. Let’s take a look at the 10 victorious Aussies.

Destanee Aiava

The 24-year-old from Melbourne won her first ever grand slam match as she beat Greet Minnen of Belgium 5-7, 7-5, 7-6. Double faults were a key statistic as Minnen had eight, while Aiava had four. Next up for Aiava, the 195th ranked player, is the 10th seed, and 2022 Australian Open finalist, Danielle Collins of the United States. They have never played before.

Alex De Minaur

The Sydney native, who is the eighth seed, beat Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in round one. de Minaur had 13 aces and broke van de Zandschulp five times. Next up for de Minaur is American Tristan Boyer. This is their first ever meeting.

James Duckworth

The Sydney native is reaching the second round of the Australian Open for the fifth time. In the first round, he beat Dominic Stricker of Switzerland, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Duckworth had 10 aces and broke Stricker five times. Next up for Duckworth is Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain. This is their first ever meeting.

Talia Gibson

The 20-year-old from Perth won her first ever grand slam match as she defeated Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey 3-6, 7-6, 6-1. Next up for Gibson, the 291st ranked player, is Paula Badosa of Spain, the 11th ranked player in the world. This is their first ever meeting.

Thanasi Kokkinakis

The native of Adelaide beat Russian Roman Safiullin in round one 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6. Kokkinakis had 23 aces and broke Safiullin six times in eight chances. One key statistic was the fact that Safiullin had 22 break point chances, but only broke Kokkinakis four times. Next up for Kokkinakis is the 15th seed, and 2023 United States Open semifinalist Jack Draper of Great Britain. Draper has won two of three meetings. Draper won 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 at the 2023 Davis Cup and 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the first round of Madrid in 2024. Kokkinakis won 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of Los Cabos in 2024.

James McCabe

The 258th ranked player beat Martin Landaluce of Spain 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. They key statistic here was double faults as McCabe had two and Landaluce had seven. McCabe, who won his first ever grand slam match, broke Landaluce once in each set. Next up for McCabe is American Alex Michelsen, who upset Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in round one. Michelsen won their only prior meeting, 7-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the 2024 Australian Open.

Tristan Schoolkate

The native of Perth won his second ever grand slam match as he defeated Taro Daniel of Japan 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-4. Schoolkate had 23 aces, compared to four for Daniel, and broke Daniel five times. Next up for Schoolkate is world number one, Jannik Sinner of Italy.

Jordan Thompson

The 27th seed from Sydney beat Germany’s Dominik Koepfer 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round. Thompson had 18 aces and three double faults, compared to Koepfer who had five aces and six double faults. Next up for Thompson is Nuno Borges of Portugal. Borges won their only prior match in the first round of Estoril in 2021, 7-6, 6-3.

Ajla Tomljanovic

Ajla Tomljanovic beat American Ashlyn Krueger in round one 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Tomljanovic read Krueger’s serve very well as she broke Krueger seven times. Next up for Tomljanovic is the 12th seed Diana Shnaider of Russia. This will be their first ever meeting.

Aleksandar Vukic

Vukic, the Sydney native, defeated Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-7, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Vukic had 24 aces and broke Dzumhur eight times. Next up for Vukic is the 22nd seed, Sebastian Korda of the United States. Vukic won their only prior meeting, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in the second round of the 2023 National Bank Open in Toronto.

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